Dr. Kiki
@drkiki.bsky.social
Longtime podcaster, science communicator, birdbrain expert, curious person trying to be kind & spread joy.
This Week in Science podcast (TWIS.org)
https://kirstensanford.com
Signal: If you know me, find me there. Let's talk.
This Week in Science podcast (TWIS.org)
https://kirstensanford.com
Signal: If you know me, find me there. Let's talk.
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Dr. Kiki
@drkiki.bsky.social
· Jul 13
Can I help scientists communicate their science better. Yes!
Can I help science communicators level up their impacts? Yes!
Should you hire me for consultations & trainings? Yes!
Wait... you haven't yet? Should you email me today? ... ⌛️
Can I help science communicators level up their impacts? Yes!
Should you hire me for consultations & trainings? Yes!
Wait... you haven't yet? Should you email me today? ... ⌛️
I made a food thing! My son ate it AND HE LIKED IT!
Stove-top roast 4 red bell peppers, steam, remove skin, stem, & seeds. Chop up into chunks and blend w/ immersion blender.
While peppers steam, cook chopped red onion, add chopped carrots, a bunch of cherry tomatoes, chopped walnuts.
Stove-top roast 4 red bell peppers, steam, remove skin, stem, & seeds. Chop up into chunks and blend w/ immersion blender.
While peppers steam, cook chopped red onion, add chopped carrots, a bunch of cherry tomatoes, chopped walnuts.
It's 6:30. I need to make dinner. I have sooooooo many leeks and red bell peppers.
But my son hates bell peppers (he thinks).
What can I make?
But my son hates bell peppers (he thinks).
What can I make?
September 18, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I made a food thing! My son ate it AND HE LIKED IT!
Stove-top roast 4 red bell peppers, steam, remove skin, stem, & seeds. Chop up into chunks and blend w/ immersion blender.
While peppers steam, cook chopped red onion, add chopped carrots, a bunch of cherry tomatoes, chopped walnuts.
Stove-top roast 4 red bell peppers, steam, remove skin, stem, & seeds. Chop up into chunks and blend w/ immersion blender.
While peppers steam, cook chopped red onion, add chopped carrots, a bunch of cherry tomatoes, chopped walnuts.
It's 6:30. I need to make dinner. I have sooooooo many leeks and red bell peppers.
But my son hates bell peppers (he thinks).
What can I make?
But my son hates bell peppers (he thinks).
What can I make?
September 18, 2026 at 1:37 AM
It's 6:30. I need to make dinner. I have sooooooo many leeks and red bell peppers.
But my son hates bell peppers (he thinks).
What can I make?
But my son hates bell peppers (he thinks).
What can I make?
Above all else, be kind.
This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
September 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Above all else, be kind.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for all the fish to die, I needed to put my waste somewhere.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for the seals and birds to die, it wasn't my fault about the fish.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for the oceans to stop being a productive biome, I had nothing to do with it.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for the seals and birds to die, it wasn't my fault about the fish.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for the oceans to stop being a productive biome, I had nothing to do with it.
“Felling a tree is not a take of the bats roosting in it unless the tree is felled for the purpose of killing or capturing them.”
The @USFWS's new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, as revealed by Nesvik's memo, is the perfect blend of evil and stupidity.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
The @USFWS's new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, as revealed by Nesvik's memo, is the perfect blend of evil and stupidity.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I'm sorry, I did not mean for all the fish to die, I needed to put my waste somewhere.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for the seals and birds to die, it wasn't my fault about the fish.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for the oceans to stop being a productive biome, I had nothing to do with it.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for the seals and birds to die, it wasn't my fault about the fish.
I'm sorry, I did not mean for the oceans to stop being a productive biome, I had nothing to do with it.
@twiscience.bsky.social published a new episode last night! Blair & I talked about a lot of Roman stuff and mosquito toilets, among other things. You can listen to the whole story AND show here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNzO... 🧪#scicomm #podcast
September 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM
@twiscience.bsky.social published a new episode last night! Blair & I talked about a lot of Roman stuff and mosquito toilets, among other things. You can listen to the whole story AND show here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNzO... 🧪#scicomm #podcast
Reposted by Dr. Kiki
“Reporters were barred from recording video” whaaaaaat
September 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
“Reporters were barred from recording video” whaaaaaat
Methane emissions have been mapped at higher & higher resolution every year. Share this info. It's important that people know who is messing with our future. 🧪
US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis
Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Methane emissions have been mapped at higher & higher resolution every year. Share this info. It's important that people know who is messing with our future. 🧪
Portland, OR! Are you watching???
Big futures begin with strong foundations — and for New York’s cutest, that starts as early as 2-K.
This back-to-school season, we’re proud to provide free 2-K and lay the foundation for universal childcare across our city.
Class is officially in session!
This back-to-school season, we’re proud to provide free 2-K and lay the foundation for universal childcare across our city.
Class is officially in session!
September 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Portland, OR! Are you watching???
Yes, we can.
"Oregon will vote-by-mail in the November election," said Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read.
https://mrf.lu/2z29f
https://mrf.lu/2z29f
September 15, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Yes, we can.
I'm sure the science supports this.
I said it at the time (and before!), but I truly believe that American voters electing Donald Trump for a second term in 2024 was the dumbest and most self-harming choice made by an electorate in the history of humanity
September 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I'm sure the science supports this.
This trend hurts us all.
INBOX: with the departure of Drew Kann from the Atlanta Journal constitution, by my count, there are no longer any full-time print or digital climate reporters dedicated to serving Atlanta, the 7th-largest US media market, with control of the Georgia Public Service Commission on the line this fall.
September 12, 2026 at 4:40 AM
This trend hurts us all.
A rewatch of Northern Exposure hits particularly hard right now. It's honestly timeless.
September 9, 2026 at 5:59 AM
A rewatch of Northern Exposure hits particularly hard right now. It's honestly timeless.
Ok. This is wackadoodle & awesome.
September 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Ok. This is wackadoodle & awesome.
Reposted by Dr. Kiki
RFK Jr. has hired an Army doctor with a history of questioning the safety of Covid vaccines to investigate unsubstantiated claims that more than 2,500 U.S. service members died after receiving the shots.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
Kennedy Hires Army Doctor Who Opposed Covid Shots to Investigate if They Killed 2,500 Troops (Gift Article)
In a legal deposition, the doctor, Theresa Long, compared immunizing service members against Covid to Nazi doctors experimenting on concentration camp prisoners.
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
RFK Jr. has hired an Army doctor with a history of questioning the safety of Covid vaccines to investigate unsubstantiated claims that more than 2,500 U.S. service members died after receiving the shots.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
What an optimistic feed I have today!
September 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
What an optimistic feed I have today!
They keep saying economy when what they mean is market.
another big business CEO is now kissing Trump's ass and telling him how great his economic policies are for the middle class (economic sentiment is near record lows)
September 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
They keep saying economy when what they mean is market.
Ok. I am ready to be substantially overpaid to run your non-profit into the ground, as long as I get a retention bonus that is more than the employees make in a year.
September 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Ok. I am ready to be substantially overpaid to run your non-profit into the ground, as long as I get a retention bonus that is more than the employees make in a year.
This is the way.
I've been seeing a lot of "well I guess this is the way things are now" "ah another line of evidence that we are a fallen empire", attitude that I am begging people to shake off. There are people working their butts off to make things better. Please don't give up. Join us.
September 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This is the way.
Ruin the name of a book or movie by replacing a word with 'cloaca'.
August 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Ruin the name of a book or movie by replacing a word with 'cloaca'.
The Abyss better be the only answer
Name a film with an underwater scene.
August 28, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The Abyss better be the only answer
LUNAR ECLIPSE!!! Let's gooooooooooooooooo!!!
August 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
LUNAR ECLIPSE!!! Let's gooooooooooooooooo!!!
Reposted by Dr. Kiki
Starting soon 8pm - Daniel Swain talks with @drkiki.bsky.social on @twiscience.bsky.social about El Niño
Special (last-minute!) announcement: I will be joining Dr. Kiki live on the "This Week in Science Podcast" (TWIS) tonight at 8pm PT to discuss the potentially historic El Niño event that is already underway. See you there!
This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 1073
What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Find out more with TWIS - the best weekly science news podcast!
Join us for our live weekly broadcasts on Wednesdays at 8pm PT!
Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience
Listen to the full episode in audio or check out the show notes with
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Starting soon 8pm - Daniel Swain talks with @drkiki.bsky.social on @twiscience.bsky.social about El Niño
Coming up at 8pm PT tonight!
Do you have any questions about El Niño?
Do you have any questions about El Niño?
Special (last-minute!) announcement: I will be joining Dr. Kiki live on the "This Week in Science Podcast" (TWIS) tonight at 8pm PT to discuss the potentially historic El Niño event that is already underway. See you there!
This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 1073
What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Find out more with TWIS - the best weekly science news podcast!
Join us for our live weekly broadcasts on Wednesdays at 8pm PT!
Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience
Listen to the full episode in audio or check out the show notes with
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Coming up at 8pm PT tonight!
Do you have any questions about El Niño?
Do you have any questions about El Niño?
Reposted by Dr. Kiki
I'm so excited to speak with @weatherwest.bsky.social on TWIS tonight. Do you have questions about El Niño you'd like answered?
🧪
#scicomm
🧪
#scicomm
Special (last-minute!) announcement: I will be joining Dr. Kiki live on the "This Week in Science Podcast" (TWIS) tonight at 8pm PT to discuss the potentially historic El Niño event that is already underway. See you there!
This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 1073
What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Find out more with TWIS - the best weekly science news podcast!
Join us for our live weekly broadcasts on Wednesdays at 8pm PT!
Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience
Listen to the full episode in audio or check out the show notes with
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I'm so excited to speak with @weatherwest.bsky.social on TWIS tonight. Do you have questions about El Niño you'd like answered?
🧪
#scicomm
🧪
#scicomm